CR0 4LY Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Waddon. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Croydon in 2026-27: Band D £2,600 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,733 | £2,022 | £2,311 | £2,600 | £3,178 | £3,755 | £4,333 | £5,200 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (47% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Electricity Substation And Land Adjoining 154, Epsom Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Old Waddon Goods Yard, Purley Way: up to 221 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Old Waddon Goods Yard, Purley Way: up to 191 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Old Waddon Goods Yard, Purley Way: up to 191 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- 1-3 Bridge Brigade, Waddon Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 294-330 Purley Way: up to 17 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 294-330 Purley Way: up to 233 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Units 3 - 7, Block M, New South Quarter Purley Way: up to 5 homes, permissioned (430 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 48 addresses are between 44 m and 46 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Waddon 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 280 m |
| West Croydon 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| East Croydon 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wandle Park Tram Stop | 450 m |
| Waddon Marsh Tram Stop | 830 m | |
| Reeves Corner Tram Stop | 900 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Purley Way / Waddon Road | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 11.8 km |
| Car parks | Jubilee Bridge Car Park | 820 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 25.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Violet Lane Medical Practice | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m |
| Hospital | Gstt @ West Valley Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Croydon Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Mfg - Waddon Court | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Waddon Ponds Park 3.2 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wandle Park 8.5 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | Goose Green Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St John the Baptist's Church gateway, Howley Road, a scheduled monument, 690 m east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John the Baptist's Church gateway, Howley Road | Scheduled monument | 690 m east |
| Old Palace Croydon: western range | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m north-east |
| Old Palace Croydon: west range of the south court | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m north-east |
| Old Palace Croydon: southern range including long gallery | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m east |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m north-east |
| Roman villa E of Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Dovecote, Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 310 m west |
| Duppas Hill | Hill | 400 m south-east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.8 km east |
| Haling Grove | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Round Shaw | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
| Elm Grove | Wood | 2.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 48 |
12 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.